Music/Video Messaging

1. A messaging system that enhances electronic multimedia messaging, the messaging system comprising: a processor; a computer-readable storage device; and program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage device that, when executed by the processor, control the messaging system to: receive a plurality of multimedia messages from a plurality of multimedia content providers; and deliver the plurality of multimedia messages received from the plurality of multimedia content providers to a social media site based on a plurality of delivery requests; wherein a first multimedia message of the plurality of multimedia messages received from a first multimedia content provider of the plurality of multimedia content providers comprises a representation of multimedia content selected by a user, wherein a first delivery request of the plurality of delivery requests is provided from a device of the user, the first delivery request indicates delivery of the first multimedia message to a first intended recipient at the social media site, and wherein: the representation of the multimedia content selected by the user is a uniform resource locator (URL), a link, or a pointer to the multimedia content selected by the user, a data store accessible by the first multimedia content provider stores the multimedia content selected by the user, the URL, the link, or the pointer designates the multimedia content stored at the data store accessible by the first multimedia content provider, and the multimedia content selected by the user includes: music content, audio content, video content, image content, audiovisual content, or text content, or any combination of the music content, the audio content, the video content, the image content, the audiovisual content, and the text content.

2. The messaging system of claim 1 , wherein the program instructions further control the messaging system to notify the first intended recipient of the first multimedia message of the plurality of multimedia messages.

3. The messaging system of claim 1 , wherein the program instructions further control the messaging system to deliver the first multimedia message of the plurality of multimedia messages to the first intended recipient.

4. The messaging system of claim 1 , wherein: the first intended recipient has an account at the social media site.

5. The messaging system of claim 1 , wherein delivering the plurality of multimedia messages comprises delivering the multimedia content selected by the user to the first intended recipient in a streaming format.

6. The messaging system of claim 1 , wherein delivering the plurality of multimedia messages comprises providing the multimedia content selected by the user to the first intended recipient in response to a request from a user device of the first intended recipient.

7. The messaging system of claim 1 , wherein the first delivery request comprises account information or any other information specifying the first intended recipient at the social media site.

8. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause a messaging system to: receive a plurality of multimedia messages from a plurality of multimedia content providers; and deliver the plurality of multimedia messages received from the plurality of multimedia content providers to a social media site based on a plurality of delivery requests, wherein a first multimedia message of the plurality of multimedia messages received from a first multimedia content provider of the plurality of multimedia content providers comprises a representation of multimedia content selected by a user, wherein a first delivery request of the plurality of delivery requests is provided from a device of the user, the first delivery request indicates delivery of the first multimedia message to a first intended recipient at the social media site, wherein: the representation of the multimedia content selected by the user is a uniform resource locator (URL), a link, or a pointer to the multimedia content selected by the user, a data store accessible by the first multimedia content provider stores the multimedia content selected by the user, the URL, the link, or the pointer designates the multimedia content stored at the data store accessible by the first multimedia content provider, and wherein the multimedia content selected by the user includes: music content, audio content, video content, image content, audiovisual content, or text content, or any combination of the music content, the audio content, the video content, the image content, the audiovisual content, and the text content.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the program instructions further cause the messaging system to deliver the first multimedia message of the plurality of multimedia messages to the first intended recipient.

10. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein the program instructions further cause the messaging system to notify the first intended recipient of the first multimedia message of the plurality of multimedia messages.

11. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein: the first intended recipient has an account at the social media site.

12. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein delivering the plurality of multimedia messages comprises delivering the multimedia content selected by the user to the first intended recipient in a streaming format.

13. The computer program product of claim 8 , wherein delivering the plurality of multimedia messages comprises providing the multimedia content selected by the user to the first intended recipient in response to a request from a user device of the first intended recipient.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the first delivery request comprises account information or any other information specifying the first intended recipient at the social media site.

15. A method for a first multimedia content provider of a plurality of multimedia content providers to communicate with a user device using a communication network, wherein the method comprises: displaying multimedia content to the user device, the multimedia content comprising: music content, audio content, video content, image content, audiovisual content, or text content, or any combination of the music content, the audio content, the video content, the image content, the audiovisual content, and the text content; receiving, from the user device, a request for delivering a selection of the multimedia content to an intended recipient via a social media site at which the intended recipient has an account; and delivering a representation of the selection of the multimedia content received from the user device only to the intended recipient via communication between a messaging system and the social media site, wherein: the representation of the selection of the multimedia content received from the user device is a uniform resource locator (URL), a link, or a pointer to the selection of the multimedia content received from the user device, a data store accessible by the first multimedia content provider stores the selection of the multimedia content received from the user device, the URL, the link, or the pointer designates the multimedia content stored at the data store accessible by the first multimedia content provider, and the messaging system receives the representation of the selection of the multimedia content from the first multimedia content provider.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein: the receiving the request comprises receiving account information or any other information specifying the intended recipient at the social media site to deliver the representation of the selection of the multimedia content to the intended recipient.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising delivering the selection of the multimedia content to the intended recipient in a streaming format.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein delivering the selection of the multimedia content comprises providing the selection of the multimedia content in response to a request received from a user device of the intended recipient.

19. A system comprising: a processor; a computer-readable storage device; and program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage device that, when executed by the processor, control the system to: display multimedia content to a user device, the multimedia content comprising: music content, audio content, video content, image content, audiovisual content, or text content, or any combination of the music content, the audio content, the video content, the image content, the audiovisual content, and the text content; receive, from the user device, a request for delivering a selection of the multimedia content to an intended recipient via communication between a messaging system and a first social media site; and deliver a representation of the selection of the multimedia content received from the user device only to the intended recipient via communication between a messaging system and the first social media site, wherein: the system comprises a first content provider of a plurality of content providers, the representation of the selection of the multimedia content received from the user device is a uniform resource locator (URL), a link, or a pointer to the selection of the multimedia content received from the user device, a data store accessible by the first content provider stores the selection of the multimedia content received from the user device, the URL, the link, or the pointer designates the multimedia content stored at the data store accessible by the first content provider, and the messaging system receives the representation of the selection of the multimedia content from the first content provider.

20. A method for a content provider to communicate with a user device using a communication network, wherein the method comprises: displaying multimedia content to the user device, the multimedia content comprising: music content, audio content, video content, image content, audiovisual content, or text content, or any combination of the music content, the audio content, the video content, the image content, the audiovisual content, and the text content; receiving, from the user device, a request for delivering a selection of the multimedia content to an intended recipient via communication between a messaging system and a first social media site; and delivering a representation of the selection of the multimedia content received from the user device only to the intended recipient via communication between the messaging system and the first social media site, wherein: the representation of the selection of the multimedia content received from the user device is a uniform resource locator (URL), a link, or a pointer to the selection of the multimedia content received from the user device, a data store accessible by the content provider stores the selection of the multimedia content received from the user device, the URL, the link, or the pointer designates the multimedia content stored at the data store accessible by the content provider, the content provider communicates with the messaging system, and the messaging system receives the representation of the selection of the multimedia content from the content provider.

21. A system for a content provider, the system comprising: a processor; a computer-readable storage device; and program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage device that, when executed by the processor, control the system to: display multimedia content to a user device, the multimedia content comprising: music content, audio content, video content, image content, audiovisual content, or text content, or any combination of the music content, the audio content, the video content, the image content, the audiovisual content, and the text content; receive, from the user device, a request for delivering a selection of the multimedia content received from the user device to an intended recipient via communication between a messaging system and a first social media site; and deliver a representation of the selection of the multimedia content only to the intended recipient via communication between the messaging system and the first social media site, wherein: the representation of the selection of the multimedia content received from the user device is a uniform resource locator (URL), a link, or a pointer to the selection of the multimedia content received from the user device, a data store accessible by the content provider stores the selection of the multimedia content received from the user device, the URL, the link, or the pointer designates the multimedia content stored at the data store accessible by the content provider, and the content provider communicates with the messaging system, and the messaging system receives the representation of the selection of the multimedia content from the content provider.

22. A messaging system that enhances electronic multimedia messaging, the messaging system comprising: a processor; a computer-readable storage device; and program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage device that, when executed by the processor, control the messaging system to: receive a plurality of multimedia messages from a content provider; and deliver the plurality of multimedia messages to a social media site based on a plurality of delivery requests; wherein a first multimedia message of the plurality of multimedia messages received from the content provider comprises a representation of multimedia content selected by a user, wherein: a first delivery request of the plurality of delivery requests is provided from a device of the user, and the first delivery request indicates delivery of the first multimedia message to an intended recipient at the social media site, and wherein: the representation of the multimedia content selected by the user is a uniform resource locator (URL), a link, or a pointer to the multimedia content selected by the user, a data store accessible by the content provider stores the multimedia content selected by the user, the URL, the link, or the pointer designates the multimedia content stored at the data store accessible by the content provider, and the multimedia content selected by the user includes: music content, audio content, video content, image content, audiovisual content, or text content, or any combination of the music content, the audio content, the video content, the image content, the audiovisual content, and the text content.

23. The method of claim 20 , wherein the multimedia content is a combination of a first multimedia content and a second multimedia content.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein mixing software generates the combination in a single container.

25. The system of claim 24 , wherein the multimedia content is a combination of a first multimedia content and a second multimedia content.

26. The system of claim 25 , wherein mixing software generates the combination in a single container.

27. The messaging system of claim 22 , wherein the multimedia content selected by the user is a combination of a first multimedia content and a second multimedia content.

28. The messaging system of claim 27 , wherein mixing software generates the combination in a single container.